Unearthly Deights

A lot of the afternoon was just ambling along Rundle Mall, where buskers play continuously, some of whom are very good.
This duo plays gypsy type music, he on the tom-toms and digeridoo, (simultaneously), and she on the fiddle. We sat and watched for a while, before moving on to find two of the girls from last night's show- The Lady Sings it Better. I couldn't resist a photo with Anne, she is almost as outrageous as they are!

We have booked a show for Saturday night called Frank Sanazi, thinking it was a take off of Sinatra, however we came across him on a taster in the mall- and by the time he had done we are now wondering whether he is for us. C'est La Vie!.


But back to today's shows, we started off with an unusual presentation from a guy called Eric, who told anecdotes about his time as a submariner in the British navy.
He was funny, poignant at times, he gave a very enjoyably insight into his service.
From there we walked to the Garden of Unearthly Delights, where Tim Fitzhigham, a gifted raconteur, awaited us.
He is the same guy that plays in Flanders and Swann, we have seen him three times now in that show, but we had never seen him in a one man show.
This one is about his adventures as a gambler, attempting to recreate some of the outrageous bets that others have made in the past. These include his attempt to cross the channel in a bathtub, roll a cheese for nearly five miles in 100 throws, and ride a bike from London to Brighton faster than someone else could make one million dots on paper. The jury is out on the last one, I shan't tell you the results of the others as if you get the chance to hear him speak you must!



Then on to CircoColombia, a troupe of tumblers, wire and trapeze artists who jump, fly, tumble and breakdance through their very dangerous acrobatic acts.
Although a really excellent show, it was spoiled for us by the lighting, a spotlight shone straight on us even though we were on the back row, and the trapeze acts were almost unlit. It made it almost impossible to take photos, which unusually were allowed for this performance.
Despite this, we enjoyed the show, breathtaking at times, and always entertaining.

 I shall leave you with a picture of the Garden of Unearthly Delights by night, hundreds of people, something we rarely see at home, a park full at ten o'clock at night, but the temperature is still 30c ( 86f) and very comfortable!